Cars (T&F)

This article is about the road vehicles. You may be looking for the railway stock.

This page is for the cars that have appeared in Thomas & Friends.

Notable Cars

Sentient Cars:

Non-sentient Cars:

Coupes

Coupes are cars with two doors and a sloped roof. They have been seen across the Island of Sodor in different locations.

In the second series, Jem Cole drove a black coupe. In the second and third series, The Vicar of Wellsworth drove a red coupe. In some episodes of the third series, Sir Topham Hatt drove a black coupe.

Technical Details

Basis

The coupes are a freelance design, which are loosely inspired on cars made between 1936 and the 1950s.

Livery

The coupes are painted in different liveries, such as red, green, maroon, black, yellow and blue.

Appearances

Audio Files

Horn

Trivia

• The Ertl Dick Tracy black 1936 Ford Coupe was repainted blue and was used for Sir Topham Hatt's car. A red version of Sir Topham Hatt's Car with whitewall tyres was also produced as an Ertl Collectables limited release.
• Wooden Railway produced a standard yellow coupe for Sir Topham Hatt's car in 1993. The prototype was originally green.

Merchandise

• Ertl Company (discontinued; blue, red and black)
• Wooden Railway (discontinued; yellow and green)
• TrackMaster (discontinued; as "Toby and the Clown Car")
• Tomica (discontinued; as "Thomas Car")

Saloons

Saloons are cars that have been seen across the Island of Sodor in different locations. There are two door and four door saloons.

Technical Details

Basis

The saloons are a freelance design, which are loosely inspired on cars made between 1936 and the 1950s.

Livery

The saloons are painted in different liveries, such as blue, green, red and black.

Appearances

Audio Files

Horn

Trivia

• Sir Topham Hatt's original car was a saloon.
• Caroline is an example of a late 1920s two door saloon.

Estates

Estates are cars that have been seen across the Island of Sodor in different locations.

In King of the Railway, Sir Robert Norramby drove a yellow estate car. In the twenty-first series, Dowager Hatt drove a cream estate car.

Technical Details

Basis

The basis for the car is the Lagonda V12.

Livery

The estate cars are painted in different liveries, such as red, black, maroon, green, cream, yellow and blue. One estate car is painted red with its roof and window surrounds painted cream.

Appearances

Audio Files

Horn

Panel Vans

Panel Vans have been seen across the Island of Sodor in different locations.

Technical Details

Basis

The panel vans are a freelance design, which are loosely inspired on cars made between 1936 and the 1950s.

Livery

The panel vans are painted in different liveries, such as cream, blue, green, brown, blue and red.

Appearances

Audio Files

Horn

Trivia

• The Sodor Ambulances are based on the same design used for the vans.
• While the van and estate cars share the same basic design, the vans in the model series have more coverage over the wheels and a different grille. The CGI model reuses the estate car model without the back windows.
• A blue van at Drayton Manor is depicted with eyes in its headlights, similar to Caroline. This was created using adhesive googly eyes. However, unlike Caroline, the van lacks a nose and a mouth.

Jeeps

Jeeps have been seen across the South American continent.

Technical Details

Basis

Livery

The jeeps are painted in various colours.

Appearances

Other Cars